1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:03,135 Not far from Hollywood is a 2 00:00:03,135 --> 00:00:04,700 group of brand new performers 3 00:00:04,762 --> 00:00:06,358 who do their show business bit 4 00:00:06,358 --> 00:00:08,189 in the new Los Angeles Zoo. 5 00:00:08,190 --> 00:00:10,115 They've already received the Kitty's 6 00:00:10,115 --> 00:00:12,950 seal of approval as top entertainers. 7 00:00:12,950 --> 00:00:15,150 Their reward may not be fame and fortune, 8 00:00:15,150 --> 00:00:17,688 they'd rather receive a fish anyway. 9 00:00:17,690 --> 00:00:19,775 The California Sea lion often 10 00:00:19,775 --> 00:00:21,443 incorrectly called a seal, 11 00:00:21,450 --> 00:00:23,364 is one of the more frequently 12 00:00:23,364 --> 00:00:24,950 seen performers in any zoo. 13 00:00:24,950 --> 00:00:26,980 It's always a favorite of the children 14 00:00:26,980 --> 00:00:28,988 and makes an excellent center of 15 00:00:28,988 --> 00:00:30,690 attraction for the Children's Zoo. 16 00:00:30,690 --> 00:00:32,550 This three acre children zoo was 17 00:00:32,550 --> 00:00:34,636 open to the public some eight months 18 00:00:34,636 --> 00:00:36,812 before the rest of the zoo officially 19 00:00:36,812 --> 00:00:38,930 went into operation three weeks ago. 20 00:00:38,930 --> 00:00:40,890 The zoo was located in Griffith Park, 21 00:00:40,890 --> 00:00:42,521 just about a mile and a half 22 00:00:42,521 --> 00:00:44,189 from the old Los Angeles Zoo. 23 00:00:44,190 --> 00:00:46,241 Happy Hollow is the name of this 24 00:00:46,241 --> 00:00:48,044 barnyard area in the Children's Zoo, 25 00:00:48,044 --> 00:00:50,096 where children may pet and feed 26 00:00:50,096 --> 00:00:51,729 several different kinds of animals. 27 00:00:51,730 --> 00:00:53,514 It's the only place on the zoo grounds 28 00:00:53,520 --> 00:00:55,696 The public is allowed to feed the animals, 29 00:00:55,700 --> 00:00:58,148 so it's a unique experience here. 30 00:00:58,150 --> 00:01:02,110 The kids can feed the kids. 31 00:01:02,110 --> 00:01:04,364 The baby elephant compound is a place 32 00:01:04,364 --> 00:01:06,419 where small things come in big packages 33 00:01:06,419 --> 00:01:09,008 on hand to look over the facility with us 34 00:01:09,010 --> 00:01:10,162 the other day. 35 00:01:10,162 --> 00:01:10,930 Fred Childress, 36 00:01:10,930 --> 00:01:13,282 Ken Warfield and Bill Seaton of the San 37 00:01:13,282 --> 00:01:15,610 Diego Zoo Public relations department. 38 00:01:15,610 --> 00:01:17,976 Baby animals are housed here inside the 39 00:01:17,976 --> 00:01:20,268 zoo nursery when the animals grow up, 40 00:01:20,270 --> 00:01:22,190 they're moved to the big zoo. 41 00:01:22,190 --> 00:01:24,689 This baby orangutan is 8 months old, 42 00:01:24,690 --> 00:01:26,410 according to attendant Betty Bryant, 43 00:01:26,410 --> 00:01:28,482 who explained that the child is a 44 00:01:28,482 --> 00:01:30,609 bit camera shy inside the nursery. 45 00:01:30,610 --> 00:01:31,990 Baby animals that need it 46 00:01:31,990 --> 00:01:34,470 can get very special care. 47 00:01:34,470 --> 00:01:37,323 The Los Angeles Zoo has a mini bus service. 48 00:01:37,330 --> 00:01:39,118 The buses don't pass close to 49 00:01:39,118 --> 00:01:40,890 most of the individual exhibits, 50 00:01:40,890 --> 00:01:42,466 but instead transport visitors 51 00:01:42,466 --> 00:01:44,436 from one area to another. 52 00:01:44,440 --> 00:01:46,190 A tape recorded narration explains 53 00:01:46,190 --> 00:01:48,382 that the animals are grouped in 54 00:01:48,382 --> 00:01:50,272 separate areas according to the 55 00:01:50,272 --> 00:01:51,784 continents they normally inhabit. 56 00:01:51,790 --> 00:01:53,810 Australian animals in one section, 57 00:01:53,810 --> 00:01:56,108 African and another, and so on. 58 00:01:56,110 --> 00:01:57,886 The MINI buses travel from one 59 00:01:57,886 --> 00:01:59,506 area to another along peripheral 60 00:01:59,506 --> 00:02:01,010 roads with one ticket, 61 00:02:01,010 --> 00:02:02,876 passengers may leave and reboard the 62 00:02:02,876 --> 00:02:04,979 bus after seeing each stopping place. 63 00:02:04,980 --> 00:02:06,714 It's not the kind of informative 64 00:02:06,714 --> 00:02:08,505 guided tour that the San Diego 65 00:02:08,505 --> 00:02:09,665 Zoo bus drivers offer. 66 00:02:11,060 --> 00:02:12,710 Zoo goers all over the 67 00:02:12,710 --> 00:02:14,102 country that would benefit by 68 00:02:14,102 --> 00:02:15,518 having new zoos in every city. 69 00:02:15,520 --> 00:02:17,576 Zoos that the cities can be proud of. 70 00:02:17,580 --> 00:02:21,178 Oh yes, there's it's one big fraternity. 71 00:02:21,180 --> 00:02:23,492 All zoos work together. 72 00:02:23,492 --> 00:02:27,875 We have a a common association and we 73 00:02:27,875 --> 00:02:32,948 all work in unison and cooperatively. 74 00:02:32,950 --> 00:02:34,905 Around the year to be 75 00:02:34,905 --> 00:02:36,860 helpful to the other fellow. 76 00:02:36,860 --> 00:02:39,324 And this can do nothing but benefit the 77 00:02:39,324 --> 00:02:41,084 entire community, entire community, 78 00:02:41,084 --> 00:02:45,128 and the whole area of zoo entertainment, 79 00:02:45,128 --> 00:02:46,874 zoos and aquariums. 80 00:02:46,880 --> 00:02:48,430 And we're delighted with what 81 00:02:48,430 --> 00:02:49,980 they've done in Los Angeles. 82 00:02:49,980 --> 00:02:52,682 And we're going to do everything possible 83 00:02:52,682 --> 00:02:55,637 to encourage its growth and its importance, 84 00:02:55,640 --> 00:02:57,960 as they say they can use your help. 85 00:02:57,960 --> 00:02:59,295 And of course, we're delighted 86 00:02:59,295 --> 00:03:01,200 to work with them and help them. 87 00:03:01,200 --> 00:03:03,792 And I think they've done a very fabulous job. 88 00:03:03,800 --> 00:03:06,304 They have a long, long way to go. 89 00:03:06,310 --> 00:03:07,598 Well, they've done it in a short 90 00:03:07,598 --> 00:03:08,150 period of time. 91 00:03:08,150 --> 00:03:09,218 And of course you have helped. 92 00:03:09,220 --> 00:03:10,798 You couldn't build it for them, 93 00:03:10,800 --> 00:03:12,792 but they speak very highly of the fact 94 00:03:12,792 --> 00:03:15,111 that you've been most friendly and most 95 00:03:15,111 --> 00:03:16,527 cooperative in offering suggestions. 96 00:03:16,530 --> 00:03:16,967 Well, 97 00:03:16,967 --> 00:03:19,589 I think when you offer suggestions, 98 00:03:19,590 --> 00:03:21,570 some are accepted some are 99 00:03:21,570 --> 00:03:24,870 partially accepted and some are bypassed. 100 00:03:24,870 --> 00:03:28,236 I think there are many areas where they will 101 00:03:28,236 --> 00:03:31,608 learn that they have to make drastic changes. 102 00:03:31,610 --> 00:03:33,946 This will not be apparent to the public, 103 00:03:33,950 --> 00:03:34,610 the public, 104 00:03:34,610 --> 00:03:36,920 I think will be quite properly impressed. 105 00:03:37,298 --> 00:03:40,153 I think they already are and they do 106 00:03:40,153 --> 00:03:42,464 have a fine collection of animals and 107 00:03:42,464 --> 00:03:45,536 we think this will do little more than 108 00:03:45,536 --> 00:03:47,564 supplement zoos around the country 109 00:03:47,564 --> 00:03:50,390 and more especially the San Diego Zoo. 110 00:03:50,390 --> 00:03:52,931 We will still have a good attendance 111 00:03:52,931 --> 00:03:55,060 from the Los Angeles area. 112 00:03:55,060 --> 00:03:57,216 There of course is the inevitable question. 113 00:03:57,220 --> 00:03:58,351 San Diego zoos 114 00:03:58,351 --> 00:04:00,990 attendance has been tremendous and this is 115 00:04:01,055 --> 00:04:03,719 a valuable source of revenue for the zoo. 116 00:04:03,720 --> 00:04:05,478 What effect do you think the 117 00:04:05,478 --> 00:04:07,674 new Los Angeles Zoo will have on 118 00:04:07,674 --> 00:04:09,274 attendance here in San Diego? 119 00:04:09,280 --> 00:04:09,726 Well, 120 00:04:09,726 --> 00:04:12,838 in our surveys we learn that perhaps 121 00:04:12,838 --> 00:04:15,911 only 8% of the people from the 122 00:04:15,911 --> 00:04:19,077 greater Los Angeles area come to the 123 00:04:19,077 --> 00:04:22,364 zoo as contrasted with 100% of the 124 00:04:22,364 --> 00:04:25,920 population of San Diego attending the zoo, 125 00:04:25,920 --> 00:04:27,444 we hopefully will continue 126 00:04:27,444 --> 00:04:29,730 to get this eight to 10%. 127 00:04:29,730 --> 00:04:31,420 From the Greater Los Angeles 128 00:04:31,420 --> 00:04:33,550 area and as the population grows, 129 00:04:33,550 --> 00:04:35,260 this will more than saturate 130 00:04:35,260 --> 00:04:37,929 the San Diego Zoo and exceed our 131 00:04:37,929 --> 00:04:39,705 ability to accommodate them, 132 00:04:39,710 --> 00:04:42,598 so we see nothing in that area or 133 00:04:42,598 --> 00:04:45,081 the activities they Los Angeles Zoo 134 00:04:45,081 --> 00:04:47,607 that will interfere with the rising 135 00:04:47,687 --> 00:04:50,165 attendance from LA in San Diego.